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CMS Web Interface Excel Instructions Last updated: 09/25/17

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Smarter reporting. Smarter care. CMS Web Interface file upload, redesigned by you.. Welcome to a new standard for uploading data files to the CMS Web Interface--redesigned by you. We realize last year’s step of Excel-to-.xml conversion was burdensome. So we listened—and we eliminated that step of the process. Working hand-in-hand with administrators, doctors, and hospitals throughout the nation, we’ve developed a streamlined, intuitive Excel template for CMS Web Interface reporting. This template introduction will help you speed up the reporting process—and reduce the possibility of upload errors in your reporting.

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Download the redesigned 2017 Excel reporting template (Note: the Excel template is in .xlsx format and will only work with Microsoft Excel version 2010 or higher on both Windows and Mac computers. )

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Compile, sort, and check your sample data

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Follow prompts and tips within spreadsheet cells

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Drag and drop your Excel files into the CMS Web Interface

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Data automatically uploads and converts for CMS approval

Let’s get going!

Contents Download your beneficiary sample 3 Understand the new Excel sample template Rows & columns 6 Pre-filled data 7 Measure questions 8 Measure question help 9 Locked titles 10 Sort & filter 10



Enter beneficiary data 11 Built-In Tips 11 Drop-down answers 11 Text-input answers 12 Conditional inputs 12 Date formats 13 Enter intentionally blank data 13 Update demographic beneficiary data 14

Upload your beneficiary data 15



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DOW N LOAD YO U R B E N E FICIA RY SA MP L E

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Download your Beneficiary Sample To download your sample using the Excel template: 1. Navigate to the Report Data page.

2. Click The Download link at the top of the page.

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3. Select your download preference:

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Sample without Data - Your template will only contain CMS pre-filled data. It will be your original sample before your team input any data into the CMS Web Interface.

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Sample with Data - Your template will be populated with any data you’ve already entered into the CMS Web Interface—either manually or, via a previous Excel upload.

If you haven’t begun the reporting process, start with the Sample without Data. Now, let’s dig into the template itself.

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U N DE RSTA N D T H E N E W EXCEL SA MPL E T EMPL AT E

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Understand the new Excel sample template Rows & columns Each row represents a beneficiary in your sample.

The blue top-most column headers delineate beneficiary demographic input fields, as well as each of the fourteen CMS Web Interface measures.

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U N DE RSTA N D T H E N E W EXCEL SA MPL E T EMPL AT E

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Pre-filled data Light gray cells represent information that is pre-filled by CMS, and is not editable by you. The following fields are not editable:

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Medicare ID

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First Name

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Last Name

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Gender

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Date of Birth

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Beneficiary rank in each measure

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Discharge Dates for CARE-1

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Measure questions Each measure header contains the following information underneath it: •

Beneficiary rank - this is a CMS pre-filled field, and not editable by you. If a beneficiary in your sample is ranked in a specific measure, they will have a number in the Rank column. Beneficiaries in your sample may not be ranked in all of the CMS Web Interface measures.

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Measure questions - If a beneficiary is ranked in the measure, the question input fields will be white or light blue—these will be editable by you. This is where you will input data. If a beneficiary is NOT ranked in that measure, the fields will be dark gray, and will not be editable by you. You do not need to answer questions for beneficiaries who are not ranked in the measure.

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Measure Question Help You will notice that some measure questions are underlined. Clicking on these questions takes you to a separate spreadsheet tab called “Help” that contains additional context and information about the question. You can navigate back to the benefiary sample list by clicking the “Patient list” tab.

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Locked titles For your easy input across large samples, the measure titles, question column headers, and medicare ID column are locked, so you can scroll through the template without losing context of what you’re seeing and entering.

Sort & filter For your convenience, we have also included sort and filter functionality on each column header. Now your team can organize, view, and input samples at your convenience throughout the reporting process. For example: if one team member is responsible for providing data for a single measure, they may want to sort the sample from lowest to highest rank for that particular measure. You can use the arrows at the top of each column header to filter or sort by a certain criteria within that column. You can always click “Clear” under the “Data” tab in Excel to go back to the original sample order.

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Enter beneficiary data Built-In Tips Some cells contains tips that explain and clarify how to answer each question. Simply mouse over the cell, and a pop-up tip will appear.

Drop-down answers To both increase the speed of input, and limit the possibility for human error, we’ve created drop-down selections for users for each question. The drop-down shows all of the possible appropriate answers to a question. Simply select one of the answers provided. No answers outside of those listed in the drop-down will be accepted.

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Text-input answers

Some fields require you to type text into the input field. In these cases, the field will be limited to the appropriate number of characters required for the input field. For example: QPP Service Center ticket numbers cannot be longer than 10 characters. If you input more than 10 characters, the Excel template will show an error message.

Conditional inputs Some input fields are not required until an answer to a previous question is chosen that requires that data. For example: if you choose “No - Other CMS approved reason” for a patient confirmation question, you will be required to input a QPP Service Center ticket number (otherwise the ticket number is not required). In these cases, the conditional input fields are not activated and show in dark gray until they become required at which point they become active and white or light blue.

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Date formats You can input any date format you’d like, and the Excel template will automatically standardize the date into the correct MM/DD/YYYY format. This feature will help eliminate the biggest cause of upload errors from last year (incorrect date formats).

Enter intentionally blank data Leaving a field blank means that when you upload the file, that data will NOT be overwritten, so what was previously in the system will stay in place. If you want to intentionally overwrite the existing data with a blank, you need to select “N/A” for that field from the drop-down. Choosing “N/A” will intentionally overwrite any data that was previously put into the system for that field with a blank.

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Update demographic beneficiary data You can edit the following beneficiary demographic data using the Excel template: •

Medical Record Number – you can record a number associated with your internal systems here, for easy medical record location. This field is not required

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Provider Name 1 – You can associate beneficiaries with providers, to more quickly locate their medical records internally. These fields are also not required.

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Provider Name 2

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Provider Name 3

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Clinic ID – You can associate beneficiaries with clinics in your organization, to more quickly track down their medical records internally. This field is not required.

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General Comment – You can use this field to track any additional notes on where the beneficiary’s medical record can be found internally.

You can edit the following beneficiary demographic data, ONLY using the CMS Web Interface manually. You cannot edit this information through the Excel template. We do this to limit the difficulty of locating the patients after an incorrect change: •

First Name

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Last Name

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Gender

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Date of Birth

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Upload your beneficiary data To upload data to the CMS Web Interface, you can either: •

Simply drag and drop your completed Excel template into the Upload field in the CMS Web Interface OR

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Use the “Browse” functionality within the Upload field in the CMS Web Interface to locate the appropriate Excel file to upload within your computer’s file system.

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Once you upload your file, you’ll be notified that your data will be overwritten on approval. When you are ready to proceed, click “Ok.”

You can upload Excel files as many times, and as frequently as you’d like. You can upload partially complete Excel files. You can upload data one measure at a time, or one beneficiary at a time if you’d like. Only the data that you have specifically entered into the Excel template will be overwritten in the system. Any fields that are left blank will NOT be overwritten. Any fields for which “N/A” is selected, will be specifically overwritten with an empty value in the CMS Web Interface.

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